Fun with fungi

“Moving and unexpectedly funny . . . Long tells the story of finding hope after despair lightly and artfully, with self-effacement a...

My book has been longlisted (among 6 books) for the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2019. Here is the announcement from my agent, Gina ...

Current editions available.  Interested ? French, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan and pre-order of the English edition Norwegian, Danish, ...

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM  Winje Agency   August 6 Spiegel & Grau, Penguin Randomhouse in US will publish the A...

My book will soon be translated to twelve languages.   The following publishers have bought rights to my book: 1. German: btb Randomhouse (...

Title: The Way Through the Woods: Of Mushrooms and Mourning Author: LONG LITT WOON “It felt as if someone had slammed me with a huge ...

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Dear Facebook friends, I have written a non-fiction book (currently only in Norwegian) due to be published this autumn. It is about two jou...

  Leratiomyces ceres  (  previously  Stropharia aurantiaca) Redlead Roundhead Tricholoma colossus Kjempemusserong Entolo...

Clathrus ruber Lots of excitement when I found the "eggs" (below) right next to the Basket Stinkhorn  (above). Unfortuna...

Macrolepiota venenata   Poisonous Looks similar to Macrolepiota procera but is toxic Grows in clusters, unlike the M. procera (see...

Corpinopsis lagopus Dunblekksopp Corpinopsis lagopus

Lactarius deliciosus Saffron Milkcap Furumatriske Edible/Spiselig Boletus pinophilus Pinewood King Bolete Rødbrun ...

I was fortunate to attend the meeting at Fornos de Algodres in Portugal (8-13.11.2015), a fest for fungiphiles. The weather prior to the mee...

Getting there    Melt brown and white sugar Add laurel leaves, spices and anchovies Add red wine Finally, add mushroom extract RECIP...

Galerina Marginata , Deadly Usually growing on the stumps of Spruce Not to be confused with the edible  Pholiota mutabilis  (below) ...

A sign that the season will soon draw to a close: Wood Blewits!

Approaching Brownsea Island by boat Identifiers at the Dorset Fungus Group at work An old log is the site of many good finds ...

Lactarius deliciosus /Furumatriske Grows in pine forests Note depressions in the stem Saffron milkcap /Furumatriske Edible Compa...

Boletus pinophilus /Pine Bolete Boletus edulis/King Bolete                                         

A fairy ring of poisonous Agaricus in the King's Garden, Oslo, Norway Turns lemony yellow immediately upon bruising. NB The yello...